State officials and Wilton police discovered an illegal cannabis cultivation facility while conducting an inspection at a separate Weld Road licensed facility Tuesday.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Police arrest suspect wanted in South Portland home invasion
Tyrone A. Brown, 41, was arrested Tuesday morning in Old Orchard Beach by members of the Southern Maine Special Response Team.
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Denmark woman charged with murders ordered to undergo mental exams
Tzara Jones was not asked to enter pleas to the two murder charges in court on Tuesday.
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Oakland man sentenced for high-speed police chase, eludes kidnapping charges after one alleged victim dies
Brian Charette Jr. pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from police chase in January in the Waterville area and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, even as he escaped prosecution of more serious kidnapping charges because one woman died and another didn’t show up in court.
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Judge bars Saco man accused of murder from viewing evidence against him
Lorenze A. Labonte, 25, is accused of killing Ahmed Sharif, 27, of Lewiston, on Friday.
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Police respond to shooting at Saco house where murder suspect was arrested
A Department of Public Safety spokesperson won’t say whether the shooting is connected to the homicide investigation, but says there is no danger to the public.
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Canton woman gets probation for straw gun purchases
Kaitlynn Buck’s attorney wrote in court papers that his client had bought four pistols in exchange for drugs.
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Police identify victims of Denmark double homicide
Michael Willett, 69, of Denmark and Aremean Mayo, 93, were found dead on Saturday in the home they shared with Tzara Jones, 53, who has been charged with 2 counts of murder.
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Saco man charged with murder in Biddeford shooting death
Lorenze A. Labonte, 25, is accused of killing Ahmed Sharif, 27, of Lewiston, on Friday.
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Topsham man admitted to stabbing girlfriend to death, police say
Robert McClure, 71, said he heard voices telling him to kill 64-year-old Christine Miller, who was trying to get him psychiatric help, according to police.